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Azuleno [4,5,6‐ cd ] phenalene; A Novel Nonalternant Isomer of Benzo [ a ] pyrene
Author(s) -
Nakasuji Kazuhiro,
Todo Eishiro,
Murata Ichiro
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197707841
Subject(s) - pyrene , benzo(a)pyrene , chemistry , mode of action , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry
An insight into the mode of action of the carcinogen benzo [a] pyrene (1) could come from the study of analogous compounds. Azulenophenalene (2) , which has now been synthesized, is expected to have a considerable biological activity.